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05-16-14 | 04:38 AM

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wahoonc

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My usual preference is to keep the original paint, it is only original once. But it is your choice. Depending on how bad the chrome is you might be able to make it look better by scrubbing it down with wadded up aluminum foil dampened in water (or WD-40 or Lemon juice). Rechroming small lots is prohibitively expensive.

Aaron

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